'I get up on a chair ... with my finger dangling and bleeding, and I say the most powerful words: 'Am Yisrael Chai - The Nation of Israel is Alive!'' Rabbi Goldstein shares his message to his congregation moments after being shot in the synagogue attack.
It was the last day of Passover, one of the holiest days of the year, and Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein was preparing to lead a memorial service at Congregation Chabad in Poway, California, about 22 miles north of San Diego.
He had just spoken to Lori Kaye, a close family friend. She had come to the synagogue Saturday to honor her mother, who had recently passed away, Goldstein said, standing before a group of reporters a day after the shooting with both of his hands bandaged. Then he saw an unthinkable sight."Here is a young man, standing with a rifle pointing right at me," Goldstein recalled."And I look at him. He had sunglasses on. I couldn't see his eyes. I couldn't see his soul.
Trump responds to Poway synagogue shooting 00:49Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, urged all religions to stand together in solidarity. "All of these attacks on these sacred spaces represent a violation of our values that we as Americans hold dear: Values of decency, tolerance and respect. Whether or not you go to a church or a synagogue or a mosque, it's standing together with your fellow Americans that matters most," he said.
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